"It was after starting the performance when I decided to do it. I used to land it at comps before the injury. I have been attempting it because I have wanted to go back to my old self. It was a reckless challenge. But I had kept talking so much that the quad is a must, so...."

He had a lot of media apperances before the Olympics because he was one of the Symbol Athletes for the Japanese Olympic Committee. He could not take back his word.... Interestingly, I heard that his coach was willing to put it, even though his success rate was nowhere near the level that can be used in a program, seen from the normal standard.